MAF was privileged to lend logistical support to the former Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, when he visited South Sudan in his capacity as Chair of Christian Aid.

MAF in South Sudan was privileged to lend logistical support to the former Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams.

Dr Williams visited the fragile young nation in his capacity as Chair of Christian Aid in July 2014.

While in the capital Juba, he visited a variety of projects and spent time talking with church leaders, in particular addressing the pressing topic of peace and reconciliation.

He also visited two camps in Juba for Internally Displaced People (IDP), including the UN base at Tomping.

From Juba, Dr. Williams followed in the footsteps of Archbishop Justin Welby, and travelled with MAF to support the peace building and reconciliation process following the violence last December.

Facilitated by Christian Aid and the Lutheran World Federation, which has especially responded to emergency humanitarian needs for conflict-affected people in Greater Upper Nile (an area greatly impacted by this crisis), Dr Williams visited the town of Bor.

MAF provided much-needed logistical support to facilitate this mission where Dr. Williams met with local leaders, IDPs living in the United Nations camp, visited water projects and prayed at the graveside of hundreds of civilians killed during serious fighting in April 2014.

In February, MAF flew the Archbishop Justin Welby to the capital of South Sudan’s Jonglei state, Bor. Read that story

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MAF's longest flight in South Sudan is also one of the most vital, bringing in life-saving supplies for displaced people in the far north of the country in partnership with Medair. In the rainy season, it's impossible to reach.

Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) are real people with real hopes and dreams, forced from their homes. They are vulnerable, and MAF wants to help them. LuAnne Cadd had the privilege to talk to some of them in volatile South Sudan.

As a humanitarian crisis looms over war-torn South Sudan, MAF is working closely with NGO partners to fly emergency food and medical supplies. Amid the physical and political heat came this flight carrying something literally 'cool' and life-saving for 50,000 children.

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